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Current Surgery Opening Times Due to Coronavirus

Update re site opening
Telephone lines open as usual
From 6th July both sites will be open for PRE-BOOKED FACE TO FACE APPOINTMENTS
only attend the Practice if you have an appointment,
otherwise please telephone, e-mail or use SystmOne on-line

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PATIENT NOTICE

Cuckfield Medical Practice and The Vale Surgery will be closed from 12.30pm on Wednesday 21st April 2021 and will re-open at 8.30am on Thursday 22nd April 2021 for Staff Training and Development If you require URGENT medical assistance please ring 03333 704 112. For non-urgent assistance with medication or minor illness, please contact your local

Astra Zeneca Vaccine and blood clot queries

Our phone lines have been very busy today with patient queries regarding blood clots and the Astra Zeneca vaccine. This is from the British Medical Journal (full article in link) : BMJ Article – https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n699 (Published 11 March 2021) Denmark has temporarily suspended use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine as a precautionary move after reports

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Astra Zeneca Vaccine and blood clot queries

Staffing Announcement

In August this year, our Senior Partner Dr Rob Harvey will be retiring from the Practice. Rob has been with the Practice for 30 years and it is with great sadness that we will say goodbye but thank him for being such an integral and important part of our Practice.

Access and Contact with the Practice during the Covid-19 Pandemic

How to access your GP Practice: The Practice is open as normal, however we ask patients only to attend at the Practice if you have an appointment, otherwise contact via phone, e-mail, SystmOne on-line etc. We have installed a new door entry system at both Cuckfield Medical Practice and The Vale Surgery. This has been

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Referral Updates

If a clinician has referred you for ongoing investigation or care you can make direct contact with the care provider for an update by calling the appropriate number listed below. Please do not ask the reception staff to chase on your behalf unless you have been referred under the 2 week rule (and have been waiting for longer than 2 weeks) or are unable to make contact yourself. If you have asked for a private referral from…

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Primary Care Networks (PCNs)

Cuckfield Medical Practice is part of a Primary Care Network, called Haywards Heath Villages, with Lindfield Surgery and Ouse Valley Practice. Together our PCN covers around 30,000 registered patients. We work collaboratively with our PCN member practices to provide some services to our patients. Our PCN has recently employed two Pharmacists, and a Social Prescriber

Booking appointments on-line

We have recently made phlebotomy appointments available to book on-line, however unfortunately some patients have booked into these slots thinking they are GP appointments. Please can we ask that you are extra vigilant when booking appointments slots on line and check to make sure that they are the correct appointment for your need, either GP

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About the Practice

Cuckfield Medical Practice is a split site practice with 4 Partners and 3 salaried GPs looking after just over 11,000 patients. We have been a training practice for over 25 years and our staff are well used to supporting registrars. We offer a wide range of expertise in the practice. We are committed to

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Drug and Alcohol Wellbeing Network

The Drug and Alcohol Wellbeing Network are part of the Change Grow Live initiative offering a free and confidential service run by a friendly and non-judgmental team that offer support for adults aged 25+ who want to make changes around drinking or drug taking. The support includes families and affected others. The service is free

Blood Pressure Monitoring

If you have been asked to monitor and record your blood pressure at home, please complete our form, please click here to download BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING DURING COVID Due to infection control reasons in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we are unable to offer blood pressure checking facilities in the waiting rooms at

Evening and Weekend Access to GP Appointments

Patients registered with a GP in Horsham and Mid Sussex can now access evening and weekend GP appointments. Patients can book evening and weekend appointments at one of our primary care hubs in the local area providing they have given consent to share their medical records with other medical services that are involved in their

Minor Surgery

Dr Harvey carries out minor surgery procedures once a month at The Vale. These appointments cannot be directly booked, but any doctor can assess your suitability for this surgery. Please note NHS services cannot carry out cosmetic procedures and we are required to adhere closely to a Low Priority Procedure list which regulates what we

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Chaperone

There are occasions when patients need to be examined by a doctor which may involve intimate examinations. It is sometimes necessary for another person to be present at these times to safeguard the doctor and the patient. This person is called a chaperone. A doctor will usually suggest a chaperone for these examinations, although you

Comments and Complaints

At the practice we appreciate both positive and negative feedback. If you have a concern and wish to make a complaint then please review our policy below which provides the information of how and whom to contact.

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation and Privacy)

Please see our privacy notices below for more information on how and why we hold your personal information and also information on how you can request access to that information. Fair Processing Notice Feb 2020 Privacy Notice Recruitment SAR Request for Access to Records May 2018 Patient Information Leaflet Fair Processing Notice 2018 – IAS

National Patient Opt out

The information collected about you when you use these services can also be used and provided to other organisations for purposes beyond your individual care, for instance to help with: Improving the quality and standards of care provided Research into the development of new treatments Preventing illness and diseases Monitoring safety Planning services This may

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